Actin Filament Assembly, Growth, Branching, Capping and Disassembly are Controlled by Actin Binding Proteins.
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Lamellipodial extension driven by actin assembly
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How do Molecules form Living, Moving, Reproducing Cells? 1683, Leeuwenhoek: “An unbelievably great company of living animalcules, a-swimming more nimbly.